POSTING NICKs COLLECTION!

[NickG]

Inside view of my German pattern but Slovak made civilmutze!
"Bratislava" aka "Pressburg" in German language, as stated inside the cap. Complete address info is also in German!

Franz Kaniok
Kürschner - Kappenmacher (=cap maker in German)
Bratislava - Pressburg (the latter the German name for Bratislava)
Schondorfergasse 56 (Passage)

Based on the maker info there is no doubt that it's a pre 1945 German Volksgruppe civil mutze,
so their symbol is appropriate ; an SS style eagle clutching a swastika on a shield as shown in the next set of images!

[NickG]

Slovak made German pattern civilmutze with Slovak Volksdeutsche "KdP" (Karpatian Deutsche Partei) Carpathian German Pary eagle!

[NickG]

KdP Fuhrer

[Favos]

VERY impressive collection!
Do you make people pay when they visit your private museum?

[Brodieb]

the reason for supply and demand

[HouweTrouwe]

Impressive, thanks for sharing your collection.

[aircrew76]

Best collection ever !!

A museum would envy this ! I have seen complete uniforms before but not one of each branch and rank ect. great reference for the rest of us thanks.

[petopoint]

museum is right

A museum would envy this ! I have seen complete uniforms before but not one of each branch and rank ect. great reference for the rest of us thanks.

I agree, any militaria museum would love to slap these uniforms on mannequins for
display. Have any ever approached you for that purpose (or vice versa)?
Awesome collection of thread and accrouetements, Nice job!!!

Peto at point

[Darin S.]

Nice unfinished Hitler Youth Armband, recycled and stamped for Volkssturm use!
(displayed together with a USAAF mechanic's cap modified for flight use by the added fasteners for an Oxygen mask!)

Nicely displayed on the tunic Nick. I just saw one of these armbands on a dealer site for $350! Glad to see it in your collection for a collector to collector price!

[NickG]

I have not updated in a long time! Here some new stuff!
Italian Waffen SS collection
(tri-color shield could also have been used by Italian OT or Speer)

[NickG]

Back side and period image in wear on Italian uniform!!
(credit Gothic Line-Dennis S)

[NickG]

Japanese cap

[NickG]

Some Finnish Material. I have a soft spot for the Finns! Such courageous soldiers fighting succesfully against all odds in the Winter War and continuation war!

[NickG]

Dutch Labor items.
"NAD" Nederlandse Arbeids Dienst (1941 - 1944)
Their version of the German RAD

[NickG]

NAD 1942 tunic + pants (both found seperetely in the USA, tunic had fake Waffen SS insignia!)
This model tunic was specifically tailored for NAD (Dutch RAD). An earlier pattern existed which consisted of dyed ex-Dutch army uniforms.
These were sometimes worn with out tabs... but mine has ghosts of collar tab insignia so these still need to be found!